The studies describe new methods for accelerating drug approvals during pandemics and for providing more accurate measures of the probabilities of success for clinical trials of vaccines.

While substantial innovation is needed to enable the transition to clean energy systems, evidence is limited as to what policy mechanisms actually work to help drive private-sector innovation.

Changing the individuals in charge based on the nature of the issue leads to better collective intelligence and smarter decisions.

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Banks should be reopened first, while cafes and gyms should come much later; places of worship should be opened after colleges and universities, according to the analysis.

A new study by Professor Hazhir Rahmandad at the MIT Sloan School of Management suggests that the coronavirus is unlikely to fade in the summer heat.